Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-12
Cow THE ANARCHISTS DIED.
Chatting and Laughing WINE tne
Moose. were Adjusted about their
Necks.

10 was a profoundly affecting scene. The CORE
spondent Of the philadelphia Press thus describes
the execution ana the events Immediately proceed
ing. everything went so slowly about The Jail
that A. was IL 80 -hen Sheriff Matson ordered the
north corridor u be thrown open for those who
p-sf positions On the benches that had been placed
IN fr0nt OF the gallows. When the vistors--I was
going 20 say auiience-were seated and looked
around them they found that they were facing a
platform 10 feet ABOVE the level on which they
were. Two upright beams a dozen feet high rested
Ou this platform and another beam reached across
RON one 20 the oIher. From this depended four
rOpeS with big moses In their ends. The crowd
sal commenting on the scene and putting 1t its
cigars while jury was selected This over, one
o: the sheri1s walked To the front OF the platform
and said: Hats on, Please, In a mild tone, ana
disappeared u make room for the leader OF the
msrch 70 the grave.
CHArTIsG WHILE THE MOSES ARE ADJUSTED.
The men had gone through good deal before
The were marched TO the brink of death They
hal been brought out TO the library and were
there compelled TO listen 10 the death warrants
s.-ned By Gov. Ogiesby yesterday. Not one OF
them nlnched during The proceeding: nor DID they
SOW tIeinor as they placed their hands Dehlh1
On- White muslin gowns were then pulled over
them, leaving only their heads free spies led the
LEW nv. pa vac gaow ne EVA ~ nv s aanrItps
DO1se az the farther end OF the staging. HIS lace
was pale and cOloriess, but his clear blue eyes
glare In them he smiled at the crowd that laced
hin. Fischer, a tall lean man, was second In the
procession, and study little Engel came thlru,
followed % Parsons. Each stood hesitatlngv De-
hid a rope n wondering whether lhey were
doing Tight A tedious wait, that was tedious at
time when minutes dragged Ike hours, came
before Taller FO.z stepped beside spies and
fastened the nOOse around his neck Fischer anu
Engei talked between themselves and Laughed AT
sonle remark OF 8 deputy while this was DONE
They kept on chatting, too, while the rope was
gong around their own necks Parsons watched
~ AZ INADVERTENTLY anu Seelneu 70 oe s.uuyi al
he would say when be got chance 70 taih. Al; All
the nep had asked Sheriff MatsOn In the morning
for an opportunity 10 make an address rom tne
saAows, but they had received no answer.
TIE LAST SPEECHES.
Finally the white caps were adjusted over the
four heads and the anarchists had taken their
last look at the world The crowd watched the
drop but a voice came from behind the shroud that
covered spies. Il sounded like voice from the
grave. 80 muffied and solemn were Its tones. Ii
Said: There viii come a time when our silence
viii D. more potent than the voices you are strang-
ling now
strung-r voice rings out through the corridor:
~Thfs 4, the happIest moment or my llfe,' IL Is
Fishers tones. '.Hurran for anarchy" he yells.
-IIurrah for anlkee,- re--choes Engei in louder
tOneS than either OF his comrades. A pause comes
ami then the white mask that hides Parsons face
l. turned toward the sheriff. The anarchist editor
has a long speech TO make. He begins: MAY be
allowed 10 speak. sheriff? on, men OF America.
may not BE- allowed the privilege OF speech even
p-Op.e-'
cur SHORT BIZ DEATH.
This was the end without the slightest noise
or cracking the six square feet OF planking on
which the white-clothed forms standing falls
from under them and they are dangling In the air,
twisting. turning and spinning around. The rope
slips from Its place on Spies neck and moves
around 10 the back OF IL. scarcely are the four
men hanging In the air than as many doctors. one
Of them with a cigar in his mouth. jump from the
Denches. open the white sacks ana pull the dying
mems hands out 10 feel their pulse beats. IL lacked
four minutes OF noon when the trap fell spies
died the hardest OF all because OF the shifting OF
his moose. None OF the necks were broken by the
fan however, which was only dlsttnc OF feet.
The result was that death came slowly By strang-
ulation- Engel alone hung motlonless- His three
companions showed signs OF life for at least ive
spies pulse ran I'D to l1a the first minute after
the fall. while Parsons and Flscher's measured
only d2. and Engles' but 20. The physician an
bounced At the end OF nve minutes Fishers pulse
had ceased but six minutes later he stated that IL
hal resumed again and was making 90 beats per
minute. Meanwhile the pulses OF the Others we're
fainter until a. l2:IO all were pronounced dead.
They were cut down and placed In coiins later on
BIDDING GOODBYE TO sCHwAB AND FIELDEN.
lust before the march TO the gaIlows Fischer
lifted his face TO the cells OF FIelden and Schwab
"a the gallery above and shouted ''Bruder
schwab Wit wuenschen linen Elm gluckliches
laoen, ind dass sic bald herauskommen--
Brother schvah, we wish you a happy life, and
bye sam Goodbye, SAM echoed spies and
EugeL Parsons said nothing. Schwab stood at
The dOCr o. MS cell, his hands folded behind him,
his brow Overhung By matted hair, pressed against
the iron bars. Tears STRAINED down his cneeks.
ard ran into his black aud unkempt beard He
WIS 20 overcome by emotion that he could not
speak.
Extensive arrangements have been made for a
grand funeral Display over the executed anarchists
on SUNDAY. The bodies OF Spies Parsons and
Fischer were embalmed last night.
\ report was circulated In chicago yesterday
afternoon that Nina Van Zandt b d committed
suicide. The report was very generally believed.
but az theVan Zandt residence the servant stated
that Nina was alive and We'll ana had been out
driving with her mother during the afternoon.
MONEY FOR TIE DEAD PoIIcENKS's FAMILIES.
Five hundred dollars was presented yesterday TO
the widows and orphans OF the men killed at the
HaymsrKet. a. follows: To the wild OF Offcer
Nes Hansen and their four children, $50; 1925 10
the wldOv OF Oincer Flavin; sl25 10 Mrs Reddin;
40 O. Ms. Barrett and $50 10 the son OF Matthias
J. Degan- Ire money was tue gilt OF a prominent
business man. who plsced IL in Inspector Bon
n@'s han,is al the time weIl-knOwn citizens began
sign pctitiOns for clemency. lie refused TO allow
the u-e % N. name. The money was distributed
IN prOyOrtIOI 10 the size OF the family, and was
bded Out In the inspectors ofiee yesterday AFTER
nom
Almost a sunday quiet prevailed down town in
chicago yesterday Mnen the news that the end
htd come fnslly reached the pub &c there was but
little excitement The extra copies OF the AFTER
noon papers we're eagerly bought, out that was
al, and business soon went on a. usual
NEw YORK ANARCHISTS EXCITED.
There was much suppressed excl ement on the
East side Of New YORK yesterday. schevitch. the
lclalisI leader, In his Office In The morning
lie looked a. he said he felt "very solemn ut
- the grO->s-st outrage ever perpetrated In Amer
ha,~ he -s,lI Il always have maintained and
s. Al maintain. that the men are innocent OF muir
der or any attempt 10 murder. On the night OF
Nay 4. lSs6. they were engaged In holding peacr-
abe meeting, lich was about 10 dlsperse wheL t
Was Urgtllly attacked by the police. Some un-
Knnwn yrr-On threw a bomb which inflicted as
much injury 10 the anarchists as 10 the others
Tie banging VI the men marks a turning-point In
tn bistOry OF this country"
The entrance 10 Johann Mosfs ONCE was draped
with a red fiag. having beneath IL a written no
tee: " No reporters are admitted In this office-
The reporter entered, Notwithstanding the warn
iaE. The anarchist leader was not In. A number
o printers IN rel unders Iirts pointed 10 the door
with one accord and said In chorus. go OUT
About 1000 members OF tine various trades
o--auifatiOnS particularly the German branches
deserved the day as holiday. and resolutions viii
b Fre-eLted 20 The Central Labor Union on Sun
uly next a,kilg that November II be made a hOli-
d4y tor iaDOSinS men for all years 70 come Justus
S-lwdb closed his saloon At the hour the anarch-
H., were hum lie ana some OF his adherents
and met a numOer 81 cOngellal spirits, aud there
"a. a sOrt OF meeting OF protest Afterward
~cnwab reupened his saloon and had a big
anarchist trad There was also an anarchist
h.eetlug August Schlags saloon Police in plain
clothes watched both places. Herr Most was seen
Il III. BOWery he said there would be no Demon
stratlOn lie cursed the new spapeTs, and SAID they
Were the real murderers; they had caused to-days
hangfngS
ACo<NECTTcCT syMPATHIzER-
Seigfreid seller, a business man OF Bridgeport.
Conn and a TccoSulZed leader OF socialism closed